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GAME BOARD.

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No. 485,029. Patented Oct; 25, 1892.

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UNITED STATES PATENT (OFFICE.

IRA L. OONKLING, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

GAME-BOARD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 485,029, dated October25, 1892.

Application filed March 25, 1892.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known thatI,IRA L. CONKLING, a citizen of the United States,residing at Philavided into spaces, certain of which latter aredistinguishable from the others, and a number of pieces or men adaptedfor movement on said board in such manner as to ultimately surround theparticular spaces, also providing the spaces last mentioned and saidpieces or men with corresponding sections or parts, whereby the registryof like parts of the pieces or men upon the movement of the same on theboard and the ultimate registry of such parts with similar parts of saidspaces is accomplished.

The principles of my invention may be carried out as hereinafter moreparticularly described, and as illustrated in the accompanying drawings,wherein-- Figure 1 is a plan view of the improved game-board. Fig. 2 alike view, partly broken away, showing the initial and ultimatepositions of the pieces or men thereon. Fig. 3 is an edge view of one ofsaid pieces or men. Fig. 4 is a detail view of a modification.

In said drawings, A represents agameboard,preferablyofhexagonalform,andwhich may be composed ofpasteboard or other suitable material, having its surface dividedintohexagonal spaces or blocks a, each of which latter forming one of thesides of the contiguous spaces, and certain thereof, B, O,D, E, F, andG, being distinguishable from the others through having their surfacesdivided by the diagonal lines I), c, d, e,f, and 9 into six triangularsections or parts 12, c, d, e',f, and g, the bases of said parts formingthe sides of the hexagonal spaces in which they are located, and thesections or parts of each of said spaces differing from those of the others in that those of space B have one dot therein and those of spaces 0,D, E, F, and G two, three, four, five, and six dots, respectively. Thecentral space H is similarly subdi- Serial No. 426,379. (No model.)

opposite the outer space whose parts have a like number of dotstherein--viz., space 13-- and so on. Obviously this method of renderingthe particular spaces distinguishable from the other spaces is notessential, as figures, numerals, different colors, or any other suitablemeans, in lieu of the dots, may be employed without departing from thespirit of my invention.

The movable pieces or men, of which there may be any number, are dividedinto a number of sets corresponding to that of the outer subdividedspaces of the board, while the number of pieces or men composing eachset is equal to the number of sides or subdivisions of each of saidspaces. Therefore, there being six of the latter, each of which isdivided into six parts, the aggregate is thirtysix pieces or men. One ofthese sets is illustrated in Fig. 2, being composed of the pieces or menK, L, M, N, O, and P, each of which is divided into six subdivisions orparts by the diagonal lines k, Z, m, n, o, and 10, said parts having adifferent number of dots, from one to six, therein, like the centralspace H. The other sets, which are not necessary to be illustrated, areprecisely like the set shown, although theyare preferably of a differentcolor therefrom, to avoid confusion when the game is in progress, whilethe spaces B, O, 850., may each be colored to correspond with aparticular set, and the space H may have its parts variously colored tomatch the different colors of all the sets.

Of course where the spaces of the board are of a shape other thanhexagonal-for example, square, as shown at R in Fig. 4-and divided bythe lines 7 into four parts, the number of pieces or men in each setwill vary accordingly.

The improved game-board and pieces or men may be utilized for theplaying of a number of games, varying according to the rules prescribedfor the government of the players. For instance, let each player arrangehis men around his subdivided space in such a way that the parts thereofwhich have the same number of dots therein as have the threemoves, orsavingithe number "ofmoves subdivisions of said space will face the sameway as the part of the central spacewhich has a like number of dots, asshown in dotted lines in Fig. 2. The choice of Spaces is ac complishedin any desired manner, as by drawing, shuffling, 7&0. Then let themovement of the men, whichmay be in any direction, except backward, onthe spaces a commence,

the order in which the players move being,

if desired, governed by the number of dots in their spaces, he havingbut one (lot playing the-first,or by the throwing of dice, the playerwho first throws anumber corresponding with that of his dots taking theprecedence, or in any other preferred manner.

A d-istance of one "space a ineither ofthe directions allowed by ."the:rules or a "onesixth turn on a particular-space constit utes a move,excepting when a :particular piece comes intosuch relation with one oftheother piecesron-the-board or with-the central-space H thatcorresponding parts'ofeach will register in which event said piece :isobliged'to jump 'therpiece-with which suchcombination is made or saidspace, effecting a gain of which would be necessary to go 'around'theobstruction. This registry being, -,therefore, desirable,in some casesturning of th'emen on aparticular space is resorted'to, such :rotary.motion being facilitated by the knobs-or handles 7o', Z', m, rt, 0, andp with which :tlle'm'en aretprovided, as is also the straightmovementithereof. On'the other-hand, this obligation to -j um p operatesto retard theprogressiof ea'man toward the objective point,

:compelling the player to go that far outof hisicourse. 1

Thesplayerwhose men first surround the su'bdividedspace of the oppositeplayer, such men having been so manipulated by the straight and rotarymovements aforementionedas to "cause theinparts to register with similarparts ofisaid space Wins the-game.

2. A game-board having its surface divided intospaces certain of whichareprovided with parts or sections,-.the sections of each spaceberounding of and 'registrywith similar parts of such spaces,substantially as specified.

3. Agame-board having its surface divided into polygonal spaces certainof which are provided with parts or sections, the sections ofeach'spacebeingdifferent from those of the others, and a number of polygonalpieces or men s'imilarlyprovided, havinga section to match the sectionsof each of said spaces and movable on said boa-rd insuch manner as'toattain the registry of their (corresponding parts and :the ultimatesurrounding of and registry with similar aparts of such spaces,

substantially as "specified.

4. A game board havin g its surface divided into polygonal spacescertain 'of which. are divided by lines extending from their corners to'their centers intoparts or sections, thesections of eachsubdivided'spacebeing difierent 'frornfthose ofthe others,'and:a number-of polygonalpieces or men similarly subdivided, havinga-section to match thesectionsofeach of the subdivided spaces and mov'able'on said board insuchmannersas-to attain-'the registry of'their'corresponding partsandthe ultimate-surrounding of and registry with similarpartsofsaid-spaces,substantiallyas'specified.

5, The board Anprovidedrwith thespacesa 7 and the spaces B,JO,-'D,E,F,G,vand H, the parts or-sections b, c, d, e',f', or, v and h of saidspaces having the dots shown therein and a number ofthe pieces or men=K,-L, M, N, O, and Phaving in'their parts or sections dots of a numbercorresponding with those of said spaces and providedwith the -knobske,Z, m, n, 0', and p,-said--pi,ecesorrmen being adapted for straight androtary movementon said boardin-such manner'as -;to attain the registryof'their corresponding-parts and the ultimate surrounding ,of andregistrywith similar parts of said spaces substantially as specified. I

In testimony whereof I have hereuntosct my handvthis 23dday of March, A.D. 1892.

IRA L. GONKLING. Witnesses:

WM. H. POWELL, R. DALE SPARHAWK.

